Any sentence, with feeling.
Happy, sad, or angry, one tap on a face. A furious "go away" finally sounds furious.
Pip vs CoughDrop: every helper free
CoughDrop charges helpers to edit. In Pip, Grandma, the SLP, and the teacher are always free.
Create your child's board — freeFeature by feature.
| Feature | CoughDrop |  Pip |
|---|---|---|
| Price & ownership | ||
| To start speaking | $295 or $9/mo | $0 |
| Every word free, forever Only in Pip | ||
| Never a subscriptionCoughDrop sells a $9/month plan. | ||
| Every helper edits free, on their own device | ||
| Sentences & grammar | ||
| ✨ Fix it: a whole sentence, one tap Only in Pip | ||
| Past, present, future for the whole sentence Done betterOthers change one word at a time, through popups or ending buttons. | ||
| ❓ Turn it into a question, one tap Only in Pip | ||
| Say any sentence happy, sad, or angry Done betterOthers offer special expressive words or a different voice, not a feeling for any sentence. | ||
| Next-word suggestions that never move the board Done betterMostly keyboard word prediction; Pip suggests picture tiles in a strip above the board. | ||
| Making it yours | ||
| Easy to customize Done better | ||
| Your own photos and recordings | ||
| No picture? Pip draws one in the board's style Only in Pip | ||
| Grow from 15 to 90 words without starting over | ||
| Team, progress & devices | ||
| Model from your phone: the word glows on theirs Done better | ||
| Spotlight practice words, nothing turned off Done betterOthers teach by hiding words; Pip dims them and every word still speaks. | ||
| IEP-ready progress report, one tap Done betterCoughDrop reports word counts; Pip separates words said on their own from words said with a prompt. | ||
| Edit on any laptop; the iPad has it the same day Done better | ||
| Runs on the devices you already own | ||
| Works offline | ||
- Built in, one tap
- Strong
- Partial, or buried in menus
- Limited, paid extra, or a workaround
- Not available
Our reading of each app's own published features, October 2026.
Only in Pip
Your child taps the words. Pip handles the grammar.
Kids who use AAC often tap the short version: "Mimi go park." One tap turns it into the sentence they meant, in the tense they meant, out loud.
Mimi
go
park
Fix it"Mimi goes to the park."
Question"Is Mimi going to the park?"
Past"Mimi went to the park."
Future"Mimi is going to the park."
Every tap speaks the new sentence out loud. The buttons never move.
No picture? Pip draws one.
Type a new word and Pip draws its picture in the same friendly style as the rest of the board.
Where Pip is different.
Helpers never pay.
CoughDrop charges $45 for a supporter to edit. In Pip, every helper on your child's team is free, forever.
$295, or $0.
CoughDrop costs $295, or $9 a month. Pip's every built-in word is free forever, and Lifetime is $49 once.
One tap, whole sentence.
✨ Fix it, past, present, future, and question buttons, plus any sentence in a happy, sad, or angry voice.
Try Pip tonight alongside what you have.
It's free, so it costs you nothing to see the difference.
Create your child's board — free